Panel Discussion Synergy: When Dance Meets Fashion
Time: 18.30 - 20.30 Thursday 17th August 2017
Add: China Exchange 32a Gerrard St London W1D 6JA (Leicester Square)
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Body, as the common ground for fashion design and theatre creation, intricately bound up the two worlds on the stage. Join the panel discussion - Synergy: When Dance Meets Fashion, with fashion designer Rui Xu, choreographer & theatre director Zhao Liang, as well as Professor Christopher Bannerman, performance artist Madaleine Trigg and the actress from The Tea Spell Amy Grubb, to explore the boundary and possibility of fashion and dance. With Zhao Liang's dance theatre - The Tea Spell recently shown in Edinburgh, the panel will also share the story behind the creation.
About Zhao Liang
Zhao Liang, a spiritual dancer and choreography wizard, has a unique flare of Eastern mystery. He was the first Chinese winner of “Roman Award” for modern dance at the international dance competition. Also presented to him were National Cultural Award as well as Lotus Cup, the highest award in the Chinese dance community, for Best Performance and Best Choreography. On his tour to Germany, Zhao Liang was referred by the local media as “Shepard” from the East. The words “dancer” and “dance” alone are not sufficient to define Zhao Liang and his works. Besides the unique somatic language of dance, his creativity and use of space, behavioural art and music make Zhao Liang a truly well-rounded artist. In 2012, the artist founded Zhao Liang Art Studio. Their art works flow from the heart and use dance as a vehicle. The team has been following their unique artistic philosophy and style of body language. Through continuous experiments and explorations of organic movements, they have created a number of performances that not only resonate on one’s soul level but are also popular with the audiences. Among all the art works, the Soul & Desire Trilogy kept setting new box office records for modern dance shows produced in China. Zhao Liang Art team have started to tour overseas more often and are received with warm welcome by fans abroad.
About Zhao Liang (Texts provided by Zhao Liang)
Zhao Liang, a spiritual dancer and choreography wizard, has a unique flare of Eastern mystery. He was the first Chinese winner of “Roman Award” for modern dance at the international dance competition. Also presented to him were National Cultural Award as well as Lotus Cup, the highest award in the Chinese dance community, for Best Performance and Best Choreography. On his tour to Germany, Zhao Liang was referred by the local media as “Shepard” from the East. The words “dancer” and “dance” alone are not sufficient to define Zhao Liang and his works. Besides the unique somatic language of dance, his creativity and use of space, behavioral art and music make Zhao Liang a truly well rounded artist. In 2012, the artist founded Zhao Liang Art Studio. Their art works flow from the heart and use dance as a vehicle. The team has been following their unique artistic philosophy and style of body language. Through continuous experiments and explorations of organic movements, they have created a number of performances that not only resonate on one’s soul level but are also popular with the audiences. Among all the art works, the Soul & Desire Trilogy kept setting new box office records for modern dance shows produced in China. Zhao Liang Art team has started to tour overseas more often and is received with warm welcome by fans abroad.
Madaleine TriggMadaleine
Madaleine Trigg is the lecturer in Performance Arts at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She has performed at the RCA, ICA, the Roundhouse, the Place and the National Theatre Studios, and has created new works in artistic residencies in Belgium and Germany. Madaleine’s solo performance, Sutre, has been exhibited at Kinetica Art Fair (as a hologram), represented the UK in the Extreme Costume Exhibition (2011 Prague Quadrennial) and was long listed for the 2013 Aesthetica Art Prize.
Professor Christopher Bannerman
Christopher Bannerman had an extensive career as a leading dancer, choreographer and arts education worker principally with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre. He has served as Chair of Dance UK, Arts Council England’s Dance Panel and Creative Partnerships London North; co-facilitator of Rural Retreats, a series of intensive seminars for leaders in the arts, and as a member of the Dance Forum of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) UK. He is currently Professor of Dance and Head of ResCen Research Centre at Middlesex University. His research focuses on the processes and practices of artists and related cultural and policy contexts. Recent work includes an international Research Network funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council developing the ArtsCross project in collaboration Queen Mary University of London, University of Exeter and with the Beijing Dance Academy and Taipei National University of the Arts. A dedicated edition of Choreographic Practices focused on ArtsCross was published in 2017.
Amy Grubb
Amy Grubb was born in Leeds, UK and trained intensively in dance from a young age and professionally at The Royal Ballet School and Central School of Ballet in London having been awarded the first Christopher Gable Dance Drama Award. Whilst in the UK she performed with The Royal Ballet and Russia's Mariinsky Ballet at The Royal Opera House, London and toured with Northern Ballet around the UK. She danced professionally with the Hong Kong Ballet for five years and in recent years has ventured into the world of modern dance performing for prominent Chinese choreographers with invitations to Guangdong Modern Dance Festival, China, Yokohama Dance Collection EX, Japan and China Dance Forward, Hong Kong. Amy also regularly collaborates with artists in cross-disciplinary projects.
The panel is moderated by Lang Xiao, Art Consultant and Art PR Specialist, ARTouch Consulting
The event is open to the public, but RSVP is essential:
lang.xiao@artouchconsulting.com or 07591 8771 85
Time: 18.30 - 20.30 Thursday 17th August 2017
Add: China Exchange 32a Gerrard St London W1D 6JA (Leicester Square)
Open to Public | RSVP Essential
Register
Body, as the common ground for fashion design and theatre creation, intricately bound up the two worlds on the stage. Join the panel discussion - Synergy: When Dance Meets Fashion, with fashion designer Rui Xu, choreographer & theatre director Zhao Liang, as well as Professor Christopher Bannerman, performance artist Madaleine Trigg and the actress from The Tea Spell Amy Grubb, to explore the boundary and possibility of fashion and dance. With Zhao Liang's dance theatre - The Tea Spell recently shown in Edinburgh, the panel will also share the story behind the creation.
About Zhao Liang
Zhao Liang, a spiritual dancer and choreography wizard, has a unique flare of Eastern mystery. He was the first Chinese winner of “Roman Award” for modern dance at the international dance competition. Also presented to him were National Cultural Award as well as Lotus Cup, the highest award in the Chinese dance community, for Best Performance and Best Choreography. On his tour to Germany, Zhao Liang was referred by the local media as “Shepard” from the East. The words “dancer” and “dance” alone are not sufficient to define Zhao Liang and his works. Besides the unique somatic language of dance, his creativity and use of space, behavioural art and music make Zhao Liang a truly well-rounded artist. In 2012, the artist founded Zhao Liang Art Studio. Their art works flow from the heart and use dance as a vehicle. The team has been following their unique artistic philosophy and style of body language. Through continuous experiments and explorations of organic movements, they have created a number of performances that not only resonate on one’s soul level but are also popular with the audiences. Among all the art works, the Soul & Desire Trilogy kept setting new box office records for modern dance shows produced in China. Zhao Liang Art team have started to tour overseas more often and are received with warm welcome by fans abroad.
About Zhao Liang (Texts provided by Zhao Liang)
Zhao Liang, a spiritual dancer and choreography wizard, has a unique flare of Eastern mystery. He was the first Chinese winner of “Roman Award” for modern dance at the international dance competition. Also presented to him were National Cultural Award as well as Lotus Cup, the highest award in the Chinese dance community, for Best Performance and Best Choreography. On his tour to Germany, Zhao Liang was referred by the local media as “Shepard” from the East. The words “dancer” and “dance” alone are not sufficient to define Zhao Liang and his works. Besides the unique somatic language of dance, his creativity and use of space, behavioral art and music make Zhao Liang a truly well rounded artist. In 2012, the artist founded Zhao Liang Art Studio. Their art works flow from the heart and use dance as a vehicle. The team has been following their unique artistic philosophy and style of body language. Through continuous experiments and explorations of organic movements, they have created a number of performances that not only resonate on one’s soul level but are also popular with the audiences. Among all the art works, the Soul & Desire Trilogy kept setting new box office records for modern dance shows produced in China. Zhao Liang Art team has started to tour overseas more often and is received with warm welcome by fans abroad.
Madaleine TriggMadaleine
Madaleine Trigg is the lecturer in Performance Arts at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She has performed at the RCA, ICA, the Roundhouse, the Place and the National Theatre Studios, and has created new works in artistic residencies in Belgium and Germany. Madaleine’s solo performance, Sutre, has been exhibited at Kinetica Art Fair (as a hologram), represented the UK in the Extreme Costume Exhibition (2011 Prague Quadrennial) and was long listed for the 2013 Aesthetica Art Prize.
Professor Christopher Bannerman
Christopher Bannerman had an extensive career as a leading dancer, choreographer and arts education worker principally with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre. He has served as Chair of Dance UK, Arts Council England’s Dance Panel and Creative Partnerships London North; co-facilitator of Rural Retreats, a series of intensive seminars for leaders in the arts, and as a member of the Dance Forum of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) UK. He is currently Professor of Dance and Head of ResCen Research Centre at Middlesex University. His research focuses on the processes and practices of artists and related cultural and policy contexts. Recent work includes an international Research Network funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council developing the ArtsCross project in collaboration Queen Mary University of London, University of Exeter and with the Beijing Dance Academy and Taipei National University of the Arts. A dedicated edition of Choreographic Practices focused on ArtsCross was published in 2017.
Amy Grubb
Amy Grubb was born in Leeds, UK and trained intensively in dance from a young age and professionally at The Royal Ballet School and Central School of Ballet in London having been awarded the first Christopher Gable Dance Drama Award. Whilst in the UK she performed with The Royal Ballet and Russia's Mariinsky Ballet at The Royal Opera House, London and toured with Northern Ballet around the UK. She danced professionally with the Hong Kong Ballet for five years and in recent years has ventured into the world of modern dance performing for prominent Chinese choreographers with invitations to Guangdong Modern Dance Festival, China, Yokohama Dance Collection EX, Japan and China Dance Forward, Hong Kong. Amy also regularly collaborates with artists in cross-disciplinary projects.
The panel is moderated by Lang Xiao, Art Consultant and Art PR Specialist, ARTouch Consulting
The event is open to the public, but RSVP is essential:
lang.xiao@artouchconsulting.com or 07591 8771 85
